Overall Grand Champion Market Hog: Cody Prewitt, LaGrange Sod Busters

Overall Reserve Champion Market Hog: Michael Whitney, Pittsfield Lost & Found

Champion Gilt: Cody Prewitt, LaGrange Sod Busters

Reserve Champion Gilt: Michael Whitney, Pittsfield Lost & Found

Champion Barrow: Andrew Goss, Wellington Happy Farmers

Reserve Champion Barrow: Cody Prewitt, LaGrange Sod Busters

Beginner Swine Showmanship

1. Nathaniel Smith, Brighton Buckeyes
2. Mackenzie Smith, Brighton Buckeyes
3. Darrin Smith, Pittsfield Lost & Found

Junior Swine Showmanship

1. Eryn Greenless, Lorain County Steer Club
2. Troy Washburn, Brighton Buckeyes
3. Adam Smyth, Firelands Farmers

Intermediate Swine Showmanship

1. Meghan Bremke, Barnyard Buddies
2. Logan Goff, Huntington Highlighters
3. Jonathon Ziegler, Brighton Buckeyes

Senior Swine Showmanship

1. Ashley Branham, Barnyard Buddies
2. Michael Whitney, Pittsfield Lost & Found
3. Alli Branham, Barnyard Buddies

Savings Bond Winner, Senior Division: Lauren Bigler, Tri-City Critters

Reserve Winner, Senior Division: Mason Bremke, Tri-City Critters

Savings Bond Winner, Junior Division: Austin Washburn, Brighton Buckeyes

Reserve Winner, Junior Division: Morgan Bremke, Tri-City Critters

ELYRIA — The man accused of brutally beating, shooting and sexually assaulting a Carlisle Township woman while she hiked in the Lorain County Metro Parks last year pleaded guilty today.

Matthew Plas, 36, showed no emotion as Lorain County Common Pleas Judge Edward Zaleski ran through the litany of charge against him — attempted rape, tampering with evidence, gross sexual imposition, carrying a concealed weapons, having weapons under disability, two counts each of felonious assault and attempted murder, three counts of aggravated robbery and five counts of kidnapping, most of which carried firearms specifications that will add prison time to Plas’ eventual sentence.

Plas could get up to 72 years behind bars when he is sentenced later this year, Assistant County Prosecutor Peter Gauthier said during the hearing.

The victim in the case, Shawn Stevens, who was paralyzed from the waist down from the injuries she sustained during the May 6, 2008, attack, was not in the courtroom, but is expected to speak at Plas’ sentencing.

Stevens was hiking alone when Plas attacked her, sexually assaulted her and shot her in the back. He left her for dead before returning and carrying her back to his car. He was loading her in the vehicle’s trunk when passers-by stopped to ask if something was wrong and Stevens cried out for help.

Plas sped off and was pursued by the Good Samaritans and police as Stevens hung on to the still-open trunk of the car. He dropped Stevens behind a building before ditching his car and fleeing on foot.

He was later arrested after being found hiding in a swampy area of Carlisle Reservation.

For more on this story, see Wednesday’s Chronicle.

SHEFFIELD LAKE — A North Ridgeville man was killed and a Sheffield Lake woman was hurt in a motorcycle crash last night.

Terrence Brennan, 48, was driving a 2007 Harley-Davidson west on Lake Road at the intersection of Treadway Avenue in Sheffield Lake about 11 p.m. when he went off the right side of the road, striking a mailbox and utility pole, according to the Sheffield Lake Police Department.

Brennan was taken to the Avon Emergency Care Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Brennan’s passenger, Michelle Belcher, 38, of Sheffield Lake, was also taken to the Avon Emergency Care Center and was then LifeFlighted to MetroHealth Medical Center in Cleveland. She is in critical condition, a MetroHealth spokeswoman said this morning.

The accident remains under investigation, and it is unknown whether alcohol was a factor, according to Sheffield Lake police.

Sheffield Lake police and the Sheffield and Sheffield Lake fire departments responded to the crash.

Check back at Chroniclet.com and read Saturday’s Chronicle for more on this story.

Contact Rona Proudfoot at 329-7124 or rproudfoot@chroniclet.com.

Grand Champion Fowl: Kyle Squire, Wellington Happy Farmers

Reserve Champion Fowl: Kayla Huffman, Amherst Critters & Such

Champion, Pen of Meat Chickens: Erica Horoschak, Brighton Buckeyes

Reserve Champion, Pen of Meat Chickens: Noah Metzger, Brownhelm Perfection & BB’s

Beginner Poultry Showmanship

1. Rebecca Lehane, Sunset Riders
2. Jayce Myers, Dream Chasers
3. Lauren Fehlan, Wellington FFA

Junior Poultry Showmanship

1. McKenah Peters, Pitchfork Pals
2. Thomas Malinich, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids
3. Rashad Cooper, Camden Kids

Intermediate Poultry Showmanship

1. Brett Grobe, Pitchfork Pals
2. Jessica Zurcher, Country Shamrocks
3. Marrissa Hart, Trail Blazers

Senior Poultry Showmanship

1. Mary Barnum, Grafton Grangers
2. Kyle Squire, Wellington Happy
3. Megan Whitman, Phantom Farmers

Best Bird in Each Class

Pen of 2 Meat Chickens

1. Meaghan Bari, Firelands FFA
2. Kaylie Goins, Brighton Buckeyes

Pullets

1. Stephanie Malinich, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids
2. Thomas Malinich, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids

Cockrels

1. Erin Keyse, Belden B’s & G’s
2. Lauren Fehlan, Wellington FFA

Hens

1. Kyle Squire, Wellington Happy Farmers
2. Stephanie Malinich, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids

Cocks

1. Kyle Squire, Wellington Happy Farmers
2. Sarah Burbridge, Phantom Farmers

Bantam Pullets

1. Kayla Huffman, Amherst Critters & Such
2. Brett Grobe, Pitchfork Pals

Bantam Cockrels

1. Brett Grobe, Pitchfork Pals
2. McKenah Peters, Pitchfork Pals

Bantam Hens

1. David Zurcher, Country Shamrocks
2. Jessica Zurcher, Country Shamrocks

Bantam Cocks

1. Kayla Huffman, Amherst Critters & Such
2. David Zurcher, Country Shamrocks

Champion, Self-Determined Bird: Veronica Vena, North Ridgeville Ridge Kids

Best Duck

1. Jacob Groesser, Saddle-Lites
2. Lauren Smyth, Firelands Farmers

Best Goose

1. Alexandra Dziat, Wellington Red Riders
2. Marissa Hart, Trail Blazers

Champion Turkey: Hunter Matus Pitchfork Pals

Reserve Champion Turkey: Rebecca Lehane Sunset Riders

Beginner Turkey Showmanship

1. Aaron Myers, Wellington Red Riders
2. Brandon Grieve, Keystone Crazy Kids
3. Hannah Lott, Future Frontiers

Junior Turkey Showmanship

1. Amelia Dunwoodie, Hearts and Homes
2. Colin Myers, Wellington Red Riders
3. Milan Dunwoodie, Hearts and Homes

Intermediate Turkey Showmanship

1. Jessica Whitman, Phantom Farmers
2. Danielle Weglicki, Phantom Farmers
3. Jayce Myers, Dream Chasers

Senior Turkey Showmanship

1. Madeline Meyers, Future Frontiers
2. Amelia Jones, Wellington FFA
3. Stephanie Lehane, Sunset Riders

Junior Waterfowl Showmanship

1. Christine Balint, Four Leaf Clovers
2. Carley Petersen, Grafton Grangers
3. Eve Hogan, 4-H Homegrowers

Senior Waterfowl Showmanship

1. Rose Stankiewicz, Tri-City Critters
2. Shelby Balint, Firelands FFA
3. Jessica Whitman, Phantom Farmers

Animal Interview Judging Winner, Senior Division: Rose Stankiewicz, Tri-City Critters

Reserve Winner, Senior Division: Megan Whitman, Phantom Farmers

Animal Interview Judging Winner, Junior Division: Brett Grobe, Pitchfork Pals

Reserve Winner, Junior Division: Erica Horoschak, Brighton Buckeyes

2009 Pigeon Special Awards

Best Pigeon Pair

1. Troy Washburn, Brighton Buckeyes
2. Austin Washburn, Brighton Buckeyes

Pigeon Showmanship

1. Jessica Zurcher,  Country Shamrocks
2. David Zurcher, Country Shamrocks
3. Troy Washburn, Brighton Buckeyes